Update: Washington state has officially banned octopus farming following Governor Jay Inslee's signature on House Bill 1153 on March 13th.
This legislative action marks a...
Last week, New York State Senator Liz Krueger and Assembly Member Kenneth Zebrowski announced that they will be introducing a revised version of their...
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which would direct the State Department to...
China has upgraded the national protection status of its native pangolin species, in particular the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla, to Class I, the highest form...
1. Congratulations to Joaquin Phoenix for winning Best Actor at the Oscars for his outstanding performance in the Joker.
Joaquin gave an inspirational speech using...
Global Conservation has established a new $50 million Global Parks Fund focused on protecting endangered National Parks in developing countries.
The organization is the only...
Horacio Ortega-Martinez, a citizen of Mexico residing in Bakersfield, California, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for possessing roosters for the purpose of using...
On Friday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed 80 new pieces of legislation into law, including SB 1379, The Humane Cosmetics Act which will prohibit...
Photo from In Defense of Animals
The University of Memphis has traveled with a live tiger as the team's mascot to football games for more than four decades. Over...
The harrowing images of more than 40 terrified cows running for their lives after escaping a slaughterhouse in Los Angeles, California, recently shocked the...